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Fintech Roundup: Goldman Sachs buys another startup, Fast hits a speed bump and BaaS gets hotter

TechCrunch

The Fort Lee, New Jersey-based institution is also a technology infrastructure provider that quietly powers lending and payments for many of the fintechs that top VCs are also backing — a reverse of sorts of the more common fintech-powering-bank dynamic we’re used to. Mosaic wants to flip that ratio on its head. .

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How Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Supplanting Columbus Day

Whole Whale

However, starting in as early as 2014, “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” begins to show up in comparison at a 89:1 volume ratio. This interest also cuts across political state lines, as a regional breakdown shows New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut in the top 10 for “Columbus Day” search volume.

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TikTok’s success has made it a big target for regulators

The Verge

Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms. On one side there is an erratic, xenophobic American administration that relishes punitive bans; on the other is a brutal authoritarian regime. Talk to us.

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Half of all Facebook moderators may develop mental health issues

The Verge

Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms. Trending up: Instagram is launching new features aimed at making the platform a more positive space. Reported cases in New York: 342,267. Total test results (positive and negative) in New York: 1,204,651. Reported cases in New Jersey: 139,945.

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What a speech controversy at Stanford tells us about Facebook?s Oversight Board

The Verge

Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms. ?? Reported cases in New York: 379,977. Total test results (positive and negative) in New York: 2,229,473. Reported cases in New Jersey: 162,530. Total test results (positive and negative) in New Jersey: 837,420.

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Nine things we learned from leaked audio of Mark Zuckerberg facing his employees

The Verge

Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms. ?? Reported cases in New York: 377,881. Total test results (positive and negative) in New York: 2,167,831. Reported cases in New Jersey: 161,545. Total test results (positive and negative) in New Jersey: 817,677.

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How Amazon is growing its power during the pandemic

The Verge

And if it succeeds, the new normal will look a lot like the old one. Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms. Reported cases in New York: 343,705. Total test results (positive and negative) in New York: 1,225,113. Reported cases in New Jersey: 140,743.

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